Ink motion



Aug. 16, 1938. H. A. w. woon 2,127,455

' INK MOTIONV original Filed Aug. s, 1.954 3 Sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 16, 1938.

H. A. W. WOOD INK MOTION Original Filed Aug. 5, 1934 3 SheStS-Sheet 2 Aug.. 16, 1938. A. w. WOQD IK MOTION Original Filed Aug. 3, 1954 f5 Sheets-Sheeb 3 Patented Aug. 16, 1938 UNITED STATES im; Mo'rroN Henry A. Wise Wood, New York, N. Y., assigner l to Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation,

Newl York, N. Y., a corporation of Virginia Application August 3, 1934, Serial No. 738,203

Renewed May 7, 1936 8 Claims.

printing press.

The principal objects of the inventionare to i provide effective means for obliterating the socalled ghosting of the form roller due to the fact that every time it rotates in contact with the plates the latter will remove a pattern of ink from it; to provide two courses of ink from the ink drum to the form roller; to provide for vibration of the various rotary members constituting the means for conducting the ink in the two paths, out of time with each other, and to provide these features with very little additional equipment to that ordinarily employed in newspaper printing presses.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is an end elevation of the press side frame and inking motion showing a preferred embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the same, and

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are developed views of one end of the inking mechanism, showing three different combinations which may be obtained by means of this invention.

The invention is shown as applied to a type of inking mechanism in which a frame I `is mounted on a bed plate 2 and provides a mounting for the driving mechanism and the rollers.

The impression cylinder 3 cooperates with the plate cylinder 4 in the usual way. An ink fountain is shown having a fountain roll I2 which revolves therein and the amount of ink carried thereon is controlled by a blade I3 on the fountain back I4 in the usual manner.

The` usual pick-up roller II is provided to transfer ink from the fountain roll I2 through a soft transfer roller A, which in turn contacts with the ink drum C. Soi't rollers I0 and B on the same side of the ink drum serve to smooth out the ink thereon. Soft rollers 8 and 9 contact with opposite sides of the ink drum and transfer the ink to hard surfaced rollers D and E respectively. These hard surfaced rollers in turn transfer ink to the form rollers 5 and 6.

It will be noticed also that the ink drum C transfers ink directly to these form rollers 5 and 6 so that on.4 'each side there are two paths of ink from the ink drum to the form roller. The form rollers, as usual, transfer the ink to the plate cylinder Il which cooperates with-the imsecured thereto Il are secured. sprockets I0, I9 and 20.

l(ci. 10i-35o) pression cylinder 3 in the usual manner. -In this way the pattern of ink removed from each form roller is filled back in thereon by the two lms of ink that are transferred to it, as above described.

The shaft of the ink drum C carries a worm I5 The ink drum C is rotated in a conventional manner by gearing, not shown. The worm I5 .meshes with a Worm wheel 'It mounted on a transverseshaft Il. On the shaft One end of the shaft Il carries a crank 2| for cooperating with a vibrating spool on the shaft of the roller B. The sprocket I0, through a chain 22, rotates a sprocket 23 on a crank shaft 2t which is arranged to provide longitudinal vibration for the ink drum C. Ilifhe sprocket I0, through a chain 25, drives a sprocket 2t fixed on a shaft carrying a crank for vibrating the roller A. drives a sprocket 2B ilxed to a shaft 29, one end of which carries a crank lill for longitudinally vibrating the roller E through the usual spool. By a coupling 3| the shaft 29 can be coupled to a shaft 32 in alignment therewith.` One end-of the shaft 32 carries a crank 33 for providing The'sprocket 20, through a chain 2l,

longitudinal 'vibration of the roller D. By the use of thecoupling 3| and its adjustment, the angular relation between the shafts 29 and 32 may be varied so that the relative motions of vibration of the rollers D and E canbe changed, as desired` From the construction shown herein it is apparent that the form roller 5 is fed with ink from the ink drum C directly and also indirectly from the ink drum through the soft roller 0 and roller D. Also it is evident that these two members C and D can be vibrated out of time with each other and thereby serve to effectively wipe out the pattern on the form roller 5. Oi course, the form roller 6 is served in a similar way by the ink drum C and roller E. It is obvious also that the rollers D and E may be vibrated out of time with each other and Ialso out of time with the ink drum C.

In Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are shown yseveral ways in vwhich the above mentioned adjustment of vibration can be carried out. Fig. 3 shows the inkdrum C vibrating substantialy 10 from the rollers A and B and the rollers D and E operating on the quarter or apart. Fig. 4 shows the ink drum C and the rollers D and E in the same relationshipas in Fig. 3 but with the rollersAand B 180 from the rollers D and E. Fig. 5 shows the ink drum C and rollers A and B in the same relation as in Fig.

4 but with the rollers D and E vibrating in time with the rollers A and B.

It will be evident that there are numerous combinations that can be obtained so that the machine can be adapted for any particular type of work and the adjustments may be made so that the vibration combination can be best suited to the particular work being run on the press.

The additions to the ordinary ink motion are few and simple and yet the above mentioned ohjects of the invention are accomplished with great eiilciency.

Both the provision of the two paths for the ink and the provision of the widely adjustable vibrations for the several rollers tend to accomplish the same object and they are combined to provide for accomplishing it more eihciently.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, -I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:-`

l. In an ink motion, the combination with the ink drum and a form roll, the form roll being located in contact with the ink drum to receive ink therefrom, of additional means for transferring ink from the ink drum to the form roll, means for vibrating the ink drum and part of the additional means, and means by which both vibrations can be adjusted independently of each other. ,s Y

2. 4In an ink motion, the combination with the ink drum and la form roll, the form roll being 1ocated in contact with the ink drum to receive ink therefrom, of additional means for transferring ink from. the ink drum to the form roll, and means for longitudinally vibrating the ink drum `and part of said additional means out of step with each other. l

3 In an ink motion, the combination with the ink drum and a form roll in' contact therewith for receivingV ink therefrom, of a soft-surfaced roller in contact with the ink drum, a hard-surfaced roller in contact with the soft-surfaced roller and with the form roll for transferring the ink from one to the other independently of the course of ink directly from the ink drum to the form roll, and means for longitudinally vibrating the ink drum and hard-surfaced roller out of step with each other.

4. In an ink motion, the combination with an ink drum and a pair of form rollers in contact therewith, of a pair of rollers in contact with the ink drum, a pair of second rollers each in con-' tact with one of the first-named rollers and with one of the form rollers. a shaft connected with the ink drum to be driven thereby and arranged transversely, a second transverse shaft, means for operating the second transverse shaft from the first one, a crank on the second transverse shaft, a spool on one of the second rollers for cooperation with said crank to adjust the vibration of the second roller, a third transverse shaft in alignment with the second transverse shaft, a coupling for connecting the ilrst and second transverse shafts adjustable to connect them up in different angular relationship, a crank on the third transverse shaft and a spool on the other second roller by which the vibration is transmittedthereto,wherebybychansingthecou pling the vibration to the two second rollers with relation to each other can be adjusted.

5. In an ink motion, the combination with an ink drum and a pair of form rollers in contact therewith, of a soft-surfaced roller in contact with the ink drum, a pair of soft rollers in contact with the ink drum., a pair of hard rollers each in contact with one of the soft rollers and with one of the form rollers, a soft roller in contact with the ink drum at a point in advance of the one of the first-named soft rollers on the delivery side of the ink drum, a shaft connected with the ink drum to be driven thereby and arranged transversely. a crank on said shaft, a spool on the last-named soit roller to which a crank cooperates to vibrate the last-named soft roller, means for adjusting said crank to change the point at which the vibration of the soft roller takes place, a second transverse shaft, means for operating the second transverse shaft from the first one, a crank on the second transverse shaft, a spool on one of the hard rollers for cooperation with said crank to adjust the vibration of the hard roller, a third transverse shaft in alignment with the second transverse shaft, a coupling for connecting the first and second transverse shafts adjustable to connect them up in different angular relationship, a crank on the third transverse shaft and a spool on the other hard roller by which the vibration is transmitted thereto,

whereby by changing the coupling the vibrationto thetwo hard rollers with relation to each other can be adjusted.

6. In an ink motion, the combination with an ink drum and a pair of form rollers in contact therewith, of a soft-surfaced roller in contact with the ink drum, a pair of soft rollers in contact with the ink drum, a pair of hard rollers each in contact with one of the soft rollers and with one of the form rollers, a soft roller in contact with the ink drum at a,point in advance of the one of the first-named soft rollers on the delivery side of the ink drum, a shaft connected with the ink drum to be driven thereby and arranged transversely, a crank on said shaft, a spool on the last-named soft roller to which a crank cooperates to vibrate the last-named soft roller, means for adjusting said crank to change the point/,at which the vibration of the soft roller takes place, a second transverse shaft, means for operating the second transverse shaft from the ilrst one, a crank on the second transverse shaft, and a spool on one of the hard rollers for cooperation with said crank to adjust the vibration of the hard roller.

7. In an ink motion, the combination with the ink drum and a form roll, the form roll being located in contact with the ink drum to receive ink therefrom, of additional means for transferring ink from the ink drum to the form roll, and means for vibrating the ink drum and part of the additional means.

8 In an ink motion, the combination with a plate cylinder and an ink drum spaced apart, of a form roll directly in contact with both, a vibratory roll in contact with said form roll, and a soft roll in contact with the vibratory roll and ink drum, thereby producing a double path of ink from the ink drum to the plate cylinder.

HENRY A. WISE WOOD. 

